Maternal Depression After Delivery*
2000 Maine Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Survey Results
			Not depressed				A Little Depressed				Moderately Depressed				Very Depressed				Very Depressed/Needed Help
Groups		Population	%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI		%		CI
	Total	13,590	41.3	38.0	-	44.5	39.5	36.2	-	42.7	11.5	9.4	-	13.5	4.5	3.1	-	5.8	3.3	2.2	-	4.5
Age
	<20 years	1,272	35.5	24.4	-	46.5	36.9	26.0	-	47.9	18.5	9.4	-	27.5	5.8	0.5	-	11.1	3.3	0.0	-	7.0
	20-24 years	3,351	33.8	27.4	-	40.3	45.1	38.3	-	51.9	9.9	6.0	-	13.9	8.2	4.4	-	11.9	3.0	0.8	-	5.1
	25-34 years	7,088	43.7	39.3	-	48.2	37.9	33.5	-	42.2	11.8	9.0	-	14.7	3.0	1.5	-	4.5	3.6	1.9	-	5.3
	35+ years	1,875	48.9	40.2	-	57.6	37.3	28.9	-	45.7	8.1	3.5	-	12.7	2.7	0.0	-	5.6	3.0	0.1	-	5.9
Mother's Race
	White	13,144	41.2	37.9	-	44.5	39.7	36.4	-	42.9	11.3	9.3	-	13.4	4.3	3.0	-	5.7	3.4	2.2	-	4.6
	Black	112	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	Other	308	38.6	16.4	-	60.8	32.7	11.6	-	53.9	18.5	0.1	-	36.8	10.2	0.0	-	23.3	0.0	0.0	-	0.0
Hispanic Origin
	Yes	138^	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#	#	#	-	#
	No	13,441^	41.3	38.0	-	44.6	39.6	36.3	-	42.8	11.2	9.1	-	13.3	4.6	3.2	-	5.9	3.4	2.2	-	4.6
Education
	< High School	1,471	37.7	27.5	-	47.9	32.8	23.0	-	42.6	17.9	9.8	-	26.0	8.6	2.8	-	14.4	3.0	0.0	-	6.4
	High School	4,894	38.6	33.2	-	43.9	41.0	35.6	-	46.4	10.8	7.4	-	14.1	5.7	3.2	-	8.2	4.0	1.9	-	6.0
	> High School	7,065	44.7	40.3	-	49.2	39.5	35.1	-	43.9	10.5	7.9	-	13.2	2.6	1.2	-	4.0	2.7	1.2	-	4.1
Marital Status
	Married	9,398	45.3	41.4	-	49.1	38.0	34.2	-	41.7	11.0	8.6	-	13.4	3.1	1.7	-	4.4	2.7	1.4	-	3.9
	Other	4,192	32.0	26.2	-	37.9	42.9	36.7	-	49.1	12.5	8.4	-	16.6	7.7	4.4	-	11.0	4.9	2.3	-	7.5
Income
	$15,999 or less	3,654**	31.9	25.8	-	38.0	42.0	35.6	-	48.4	13.1	8.7	-	17.5	7.2	3.9	-	10.5	5.8	2.8	-	8.7
	$16,000-24,999	1,459**	39.2	29.5	-	48.8	35.0	25.6	-	44.4	17.2	9.9	-	24.5	7.4	2.4	-	12.4	1.3	0.0	-	3.2
	$25,000-39,999	2,620**	40.1	32.9	-	47.3	41.1	33.9	-	48.3	12.3	7.5	-	17.0	2.4	0.2	-	4.6	4.2	1.2	-	7.2
	$40,000 or more	4,811**	49.1	43.9	-	54.3	38.0	33.0	-	43.1	8.9	6.0	-	11.8	2.3	0.7	-	3.9	1.7	0.4	-	3.0
WIC Recipient
	No	8,652**	44.3	40.3	-	48.2	39.1	35.2	-	43.0	10.4	8.0	-	12.8	3.2	1.8	-	4.7	3.0	1.6	-	4.4
	Yes	4,275**	34.8	29.2	-	40.5	40.0	34.2	-	45.8	14.0	9.9	-	18.0	7.1	4.1	-	10.1	4.1	1.8	-	6.4
Medicaid Recipient
	No	8,054**	45.4	41.4	-	49.5	39.9	35.9	-	43.9	10.0	7.6	-	12.4	2.3	1.1	-	3.5	2.4	1.1	-	3.6
	Yes	4,998**	34.6	29.3	-	39.8	38.7	33.3	-	44.1	13.9	10.1	-	17.7	8.0	5.0	-	10.9	4.9	2.6	-	7.2
Infant's birth weight
	<2500 grams	819	29.3	26.2	-	32.4	37.4	34.1	-	40.7	20.5	17.7	-	23.2	7.7	5.8	-	9.6	5.1	3.5	-	6.6
	2500 grams or more	12,761	41.9	38.5	-	45.3	39.6	36.2	-	43.0	11.0	8.8	-	13.2	4.3	2.8	-	5.7	3.2	2.0	-	4.5
NOTES:
Population size for groups giving birth in Maine are taken from the Maine Vital Statistics System unless otherwise noted.
	Unknowns are excluded from all tabulations.
*Survey Question 66:  In the months after your delivery, would you say that you were....
not depressed, a little depressed, moderately depressed, very depressed, or very depressed and had to get help
** Estimates of the population size for this group giving birth in Maine are made through PRAMS.
^ Estimate of Hispanic population giving birth in Maine is taken from the 2000 birth file.
# There were fewer than 10 survey respondents to this question.  Data may be unreliable for describing this group, therefore
	percent is not reported.
CI = 95% Confidence Interval